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Boutas Ioannis Kontogeorgi Adamantia Dimitrakakis Constantine Kalantaridou Sophia N. 《Molecular biology reports》2021,48(7):5699-5705
Molecular Biology Reports - Galectin-3 is part of a protein group called lectins and acts as a multifunctional glycoprotein due to its expression location. Galectin-3 is expressed by different... 相似文献
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Argyro?Sgourou Vassilis?Fotopoulos Vassilis?Kontos George?P?Patrinos Adamantia?PapachatzopoulouEmail author 《Human genomics》2012,6(1):24
Background
The aim of this study was to determine the genotype distribution and allelic frequencies of ACE (I/D), AGTR1 (A +1166 C), BDKRB2 (+9/?9) and LEP (G–2548A) genomic variations in 175 Greek athletes who excelled at a national and/or international level and 169 healthy Greek adults to identify whether some particular combinations of these loci might serve as predictive markers for superior physical condition.Results
The D/D genotype of the ACE gene (p = 0.034) combined with the simultaneous existence of BDKRB2 (+9/?9) (p = 0.001) or LEP (G/A) (p = 0.021) genotypes was the most prevalent among female athletes compared to female controls. A statistical trend was also observed in BDKRB2 (+9/?9) and LEP (G–2548A) heterozygous genotypes among male and female Greek athletes, and in ACE (I/D) only in male athletes. Finally, both male and female athletes showed the highest rates in the AGTR1 (A/A) genotype.Conclusions
Our results suggest that the co-existence of ACE (D/D), BDKRB2 (+9/?9) or LEP (G/A) genotypes in female athletes might be correlated with a superior level of physical performance.3.
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Chalevelakis G Apostolakis I Koliou X Apessos A Kyriakopoulou V Vrakidou E Vasilopoulou A Lamnisou K Nasioulas G 《Genetic testing》2008,12(1):125-127
Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a heterogeneous disorder; at present, it is diagnosed using only genetic methods. In the current study, we performed molecular analysis in two families presenting with FMF. In the first family, we report two brothers with a common genotype (M694V/V726A) but with different clinical presentation. In the second family, we identified the M694V and K695R mutations in a presymptomatic carrier. 相似文献
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The N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is a key molecule mediating brain plasticity related processes. Knowing that alternative splicing
of the NMDAR1 (NR1) subunit offers molecular diversity to NMDAR, controls the forward trafficking of the NR1 protein and is
important for placing NMDA receptors at synapses, we investigated herein the postnatal developmental expression and the influence
of visual deprivation on NR1 subunit splice variants in rat retina. Real-time PCR was performed using oligonucleotide primers
specific for N- terminal (NR1a, NR1b) and C-terminal splice variants (NR1-1, NR1-2, NR1-3, NR1-4). The developmental profiles
of mRNA expression levels of all NR1 isoforms peaked at the end of the third week. Dark rearing led to reductions in both
N- and C-terminal NR1 variants in several developmental ages and a significant interaction between age and visual experience
was observed for NR1a, NR1-2 and NR1-4 expression. Our results have demonstrated a developmental and visual experience-dependent
regulation of NR1 splicing in rat retina. 相似文献
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Vasiliki?Chondrou Eleana?F.?Stavrou Georgios?Markopoulos Alexandra?Kouraklis-Symeonidis Vasilios?Fotopoulos Argiris?Symeonidis Efthymia?Vlachaki Panagiota?Chalkia George?P.?Patrinos Adamantia?Papachatzopoulou Argyro?SgourouEmail author 《Human genomics》2018,12(1):45
Background
We aimed to clarify the emerging epigenetic landscape in a group of genes classified as “modifier genes” of the β-type globin genes (HBB cluster), known to operate in trans to accomplish the two natural developmental switches in globin expression, from embryonic to fetal during the first trimester of conception and from fetal to adult around the time of birth. The epigenetic alterations were determined in adult sickle cell anemia (SCA) homozygotes and SCA/β-thalassemia compound heterozygotes of Greek origin, who are under hydroxyurea (HU) treatment. Patients were distinguished in HU responders and HU non-responders (those not benefited from the HU) and both, and in vivo and in vitro approaches were implemented.Results
We examined the CpG islands’ DNA methylation profile of BCL11A, KLF1, MYB, MAP3K5, SIN3A, ZBTB7A, and GATA2, along with γ-globin and LRF/ZBTB7A expression levels. In vitro treatment of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) with HU induced a significant DNA hypomethylation pattern in ZBTB7A (p*, 0.04) and GATA2 (p*, 0.03) CpGs exclusively in the HU non-responders. Also, this group of patients exhibited significantly elevated baseline methylation patterns in ZBTB7A, before the HU treatment, compared to HU responders (p*, 0.019) and to control group of healthy individuals (p*, 0.021), which resembles a potential epigenetic barrier for the γ-globin expression. γ-Globin expression in vitro matched with detected HbF levels during patients’ monitoring tests (in vivo) under HU treatment, implying a good reproducibility of the in vitro HU epigenetic effect. LRF/ZBTB7A expression was elevated only in the HU non-responders under the influence of HU.Conclusions
This is one of the very first pharmacoepigenomic studies indicating that the hypomethylation of ZBTB7A during HU treatment enhances the LRF expression, which by its turn suppresses the HbF resumption in the HU non-responders. Its role as an epigenetic regulator of hemoglobin switching is also supported by the wide distribution of ZBTB7A-binding sites within the 5′ CpG sequences of all studied human HBB cluster “modifier genes.” Also, the baseline methylation level of selective CpGs in ZBTB7A and GATA2 could be an indicator of the negative HU response among the β-type hemoglobinopathy patients.8.
Thomadaki H Lymberopoulou-Karaliota A Maniatakou A Scorilas A 《Journal of inorganic biochemistry》2011,105(2):155-163
We synthesized, characterized and studied the anticancer properties of a new water-soluble peroxo niobium complex (K3[Nb(Asc)(O2)3]·4H2O (Asc = ascorbate anion C6H6O62−)), as well as that of ascorbic acid, in human leukemic cells. The complex was synthesized and characterized by elemental, IR, Raman, thermogravimetric analysis, detailed NMR and mass spectra analysis. The cytotoxic activity of the complex on HL-60 and K562 human leukemia cell lines has been investigated by assessing vital cellular mechanisms, such as the metabolic activity (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide; MTT) and the proliferation capacity (growth curves) of leukemia cells, as well as the structural integrity of cell membrane (trypan blue assay). The complex exerts an increased antiproliferative effect primarily on HL60 human leukemia cells, compared to ascorbic acid alone, as well as an inhibitory effect on necrosis caused by ascorbic acid. Its effect on K562 cells concerns mainly its inhibitory effect upon cell necrosis induced by ascorbic acid alone. Our results support a concentration- and time-dependent enhanced antileukemic effect of the complex, suggesting its significance as a promising tool in the confrontation of leukemia. 相似文献
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System identification techniques applied to experimental human-in-the-loop data provide an objective test of three alternative control-theoretical models of the human control system: non-predictive control, predictive control, and intermittent predictive control. A two-stage approach to the identification of a single-input single-output control system is used: first, the closed-loop frequency response is derived using the periodic property of the experimental data, followed by the fitting of a parametric model. While this approach is well-established for non-predictive and predictive control, it is here used for the first time with intermittent predictive control. This technique is applied to data from experiments with human volunteers who use one of two control strategies, focusing either on position or on velocity, to manually control a virtual, unstable load which requires sustained feedback to maintain position or low velocity. The results show firstly that the non-predictive controller does not fit the data as well as the other two models, and secondly that the predictive and intermittent predictive controllers provide equally good models which cannot be distinguished using this approach. Importantly, the second observation implies that sustained visual manual control is compatible with intermittent control, and that previous results suggesting a continuous control model for the human control system do not rule out intermittent control as an alternative hypothesis. Thirdly, the parameters identified reflect the control strategy adopted by the human controller. 相似文献